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Russia Reports Suspected Plague Death of Siberian Lab Worker, Sparking Questions

A worker at a plague research institute in Irkutsk, Siberia, died of suspected pneumonic plague or pneumonia of unknown origin, prompting Russian precautionary measures, contact tracing, international calls for transparency, and questions about the lab's work, while Russia disputes reports of a second case and says the all-clear has been given.

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Oct 9, 1:52 PM breitbart.com Case Closed? Russia Says All Contact Tracing Complete on Suspected Plague Case
Oct 9, 10:10 AM medpagetoday.com Moscow's Secrecy About Suspected Plague Case Follows a Pattern From the Soviet Era
Oct 9, 9:43 AM npr.org Did Russia play by the rules in reporting lab worker's death?
Oct 9, 6:53 AM france24.com Russia says all clear after contact tracing in reported plague case
Oct 9, 5:56 AM telegraph.co.uk How the word plague strikes fear and panic – from 1920s LA to modern-day Siberia
Oct 9, 3:31 AM euronews.com Death in Russian lab raises questions over plague pathogen bioweapon research
Oct 9, 2:00 AM scmp.com Russia lifts plague lab-related measures. Should China – and the world – be relieved?
Oct 9, 2:00 AM npr.org Fill in the blank in the quiz: A plague research employee in Russia died from ____
Oct 9, 1:19 AM thehindu.com Pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia? What we know so far
Oct 8, 3:56 PM pbs.org How Moscow's secrecy about a suspected plague case follows a Soviet-era pattern
Oct 8, 1:52 PM slate.com If the Russia Incident Is the Plague … Well, That’s Better Than the Alternative!
Oct 8, 1:37 PM foxnews.com Mother of dead Russian anti-plague institute worker: 'I know the truth'
Oct 8, 12:19 PM thedailybeast.com RFK Jr.’s Secret Link to Russia’s Killer Plague Lab Revealed
Oct 8, 11:22 AM nytimes.com Russia’s Silence on Possible Plague Outbreak Stokes Fears of a Cover-Up
Oct 8, 10:18 AM newscientist.com The big unanswered question about Russia’s ‘plague’ death
Oct 8, 9:33 AM medpagetoday.com Pneumonic Plague: What the Possible Case in Russia Means for U.S. Response
Oct 8, 9:33 AM washingtonpost.com Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague case is a bioweapon
Oct 8, 8:09 AM nytimes.com A Lab Worker’s Death Is Raising Plague Fears in Russia. What Do Experts Want to Know?
Oct 8, 8:06 AM cbsnews.com Russia open to a Trump-Putin call as questions mount over plague lab death
Oct 8, 6:33 AM cbsnews.com Lab where Russian worker died suspected of previously developing bioweapons
Oct 8, 4:27 AM news.sky.com Russia denies second case of 'plague' as WHO seeks to verify
Oct 8, 3:49 AM theglobeandmail.com Russia denies a second infection in suspected pneumonic plague case
Oct 7, 11:12 PM thehindu.com Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague is bioweapon
Oct 7, 7:20 PM nbcnews.com WHO seeks answers and clarity over plague lab death in Russia
Oct 7, 5:00 PM nature.com Plague scare: what scientists know — and what Russia won’t say